symbiont

[ sim-bee-ont, -bahy- ]

/ ˈsɪm biˌɒnt, -baɪ- /

noun Biology.

an organism living in a state of symbiosis.

Also sym·bi·ote

[sim-bee-oht, -bahy-]. /ˈsɪm biˌoʊt, -baɪ-/.

Origin of symbiont

1885–90; <Greek symbiont- (stem of symbiṓn ), present participle of symbioûn “to live together”; see symbiosis, onto-

OTHER WORDS FROM symbiont

sym·bi·on·tic

[sim-bee-on-tik, -bahy-], /ˌsɪm biˈɒn tɪk, -baɪ-/, adjective

Words nearby symbiont

sym-, symballophone, symbion, Symbionese, Symbionese Liberation Army, symbiont, symbiosis, symbiotic, symblepharon, symblepharopterygium, symbol

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Example sentences from the Web for symbiont

The smaller partner has commonly been called a symbiont or symbiote by authors.
The Biotic Associations of Cockroaches|Louis M. Roth

British Dictionary definitions for symbiont

symbiont

/ (ˈsɪmbɪˌɒnt) /

noun

an organism living in a state of symbiosis

Derived forms of symbiont

symbiontic, adjectivesymbiontically, adverb

Word Origin for symbiont

C19: from Greek sumbioun to live together, from bioun to live

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Scientific definitions for symbiont

symbiont

[ sĭm′bē-ŏnt′, -bī- ]

symbiote

(sĭm′bē-ōt′, -bī-)

An organism in a symbiotic relationship. In cases in which a distinction is made between two interacting organisms, the symbiont is the smaller of the two and is always a beneficiary in the relationship, while the larger organism is the host and may or may not derive a benefit. See also host parasite.

单词	symbiont
释义	symbiont [ sim-bee-ont, -bahy- ] / ˈsɪm biˌɒnt, -baɪ- / noun Biology. an organism living in a state of symbiosis. Also sym·bi·ote [sim-bee-oht, -bahy-]. /ˈsɪm biˌoʊt, -baɪ-/. Origin of symbiont 1885–90; <Greek symbiont- (stem of symbiṓn ), present participle of symbioûn “to live together”; see symbiosis, onto- OTHER WORDS FROM symbiont sym·bi·on·tic [sim-bee-on-tik, -bahy-], /ˌsɪm biˈɒn tɪk, -baɪ-/, adjective Words nearby symbiont sym-, symballophone, symbion, Symbionese, Symbionese Liberation Army, symbiont, symbiosis, symbiotic, symblepharon, symblepharopterygium, symbol Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for symbiont The smaller partner has commonly been called a symbiont or symbiote by authors. The Biotic Associations of Cockroaches\|Louis M. Roth British Dictionary definitions for symbiont symbiont / (ˈsɪmbɪˌɒnt) / noun an organism living in a state of symbiosis Derived forms of symbiont symbiontic, adjectivesymbiontically, adverb Word Origin for symbiont C19: from Greek sumbioun to live together, from bioun to live Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Scientific definitions for symbiont symbiont [ sĭm′bē-ŏnt′, -bī- ] symbiote (sĭm′bē-ōt′, -bī-) An organism in a symbiotic relationship. In cases in which a distinction is made between two interacting organisms, the symbiont is the smaller of the two and is always a beneficiary in the relationship, while the larger organism is the host and may or may not derive a benefit. See also host parasite. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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